A collection of Canadian Crime Fiction from the best and brightest female crime writers that the Great White North has to offer. From noir to hardboiled, and thriller to cozy mystery, these Dames know how to tell tales to thrill, chill and KILL.

Edited by Sarah L. JohnsonWith Halli LilburneAnd Cat MacDonald

FEATURING NEW AND EXCITING TALES FROM:

Kelley Armstrong(#1 New York Times bestselling author of Otherworld and the Nadia Staffordcrime trilogy)

The Dame Was Trouble.: A collection of the best female Canadian crime writers.

Writing a successful short story is like standing at home plate in the 9th inning: One swing and The Dame Was Trouble hits it out of the park. The Dame Was Trouble has an all star cast: Gail Bowen, Canada’s most enduring female mystery writer, Melodie Campbell, mystery spiked with laugh out loud funny stuff, New York Times bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong and Elle Wild, winner of Canada’s Arthur Ellis best first novel award for 2017. And 12 more stories that conquer the challenge of writing a short, character focused, cut to the chase tale that makes you turn one more page for one more tale.